animation Archives • Page 5 of 7 • Prayan Animation

January 25, 2019November 21, 2023

What are the five types of animation?

As you pursue your career in animation or rather desire to get one for your application of interest, it is equally important that you have some history about animation and some of the techniques that assisted in shaping and advancing animation from traditional to modern technologically advanced animation. Whether it is the cartoon that we once re-watched in our childhood days or even the 2D animation or other flip books that we bought in childhood, the interesting 2D and 3D adverts that lure us to buy products, we can say that animation is an integral means of how we understand storytelling. As you develop your 2D animation and visual effects, having some basic principles of other animation types can lead you to new inspirations and ideas. As a result, Prayan Animation Studio based in India brings you the five types of animation as follows;

Celluloid Animation/ Cel Animation

Also known as traditional animation. In this form of animation, the animator has to literally draw thousands of different images on special pieces of paper which are then photographed frame after the other. This is the type that was employed right before the digital revolution. It is an important skill to have especially if you particularly enjoy the likes of color pencils, watercolors, and glass painting. However, one of the main disadvantages of this technique is that it is a very lengthy process and consumes a lot of time.

2D Animation

2D animation is a type in which scenes and characters are animated in a 2D space instead of a 3D environment or setting. It is a vector-based animation and it has two distinct advantages. Firstly, it is cheap and at the same time, it is easy to access. With 2D animation, you need to have a basic understanding of keyframes and know how to use most of the 2D animation software.

3D Animation

In this type of animation, the manipulation of 3-dimensional objects is employed mainly by the use of a computer program. The artists first create a 3D polygon mesh with various connected vertices to give it form. It is then rigged and given an armature, thereafter, scenes that are more lifelike than 2D animation are created. This process also describes computer-generated imagery (CGI).

Motion Graphics

Mostly comprises visual effects which are moving graphic elements that may include texts or logos or both and is mostly done by use of software like After Effects. It is mostly applied and used by those who are doing industry adverts or multimedia projects and is also suitable for designing the opening of films.

Stop Motion

Is exactly just like celluloid animation except that in this method, you come up with clay models of the sets that will make your animation. Can be done by puppets, cut-outs, and even silhouettes and was mostly employed in the past as a form of special effects for live-action films, but in the present world, it has been replaced by 3D animation and visual effects.

In a nutshell, the above are the five types of animation that fill the animation industry. For the best of your desire in either of the discussed categories whether you are in India or another part of the world, simply contact the Prayan Animation Company which is a mastermind company in India that has expertise in animation and many years of experience and hence delivers quality and extraordinary work once entrusted with the work. For more information, hit the Contact Us button and we will get back to you.

January 16, 2019November 10, 2023

What are the types of animation in multimedia?

Multimedia refers to the term used to describe the combination of both audio and visual materials that have been gathered from different resources and then have been put into one single combination. A multimedia product can be a set of texts, animation, videos, and even graphic arts. On the other hand, animation refers to the exploitation and management of still images to come up with an illusion of movement. Multimedia has a number of animation types used starting from 2D animation up to computer-generated images. Consider the following types;

To begin with, 2D animation is the most common type of animation in multimedia. It is a vector-based animation that usually has two basic advantages. The animation is cheap to develop and has an ease of access characteristic. It does not consume a lot of time and resources. However, despite the stated advantages, one has to be equipped with a good understanding of keyframes and some related animation software.

Also, are the cel or the celluloid or rather traditional animation. This refers to the original hand-drawn animation that bears too many pictures on paper and they have to be photographed frame by frame to come up with the illusion of movement. This type of animation is best for individuals who like colored pencils and the like.

Additionally, another type of animation in the multimedia industry is the stop motion animation. This type of animation is similar to celluloid animation however in this type, clay models of the characters are used rather than hand drawings, and other that one has to carefully manipulate them so that they can be produced. This animation has its own art which can’t be produced in other mediums. Despite the beauty behind it, it is labor-intensive and consumes a lot of time.

Consequently, motion graphics also find their way as the other types of animation in multimedia. In this type, a visual effect mechanism involves moving graphic elements such as texts or logos and it mostly uses application software like After Effects. It’s usually best for people who are mastering in advertising and design of movie opening titles.

Last but not least, another type of animation is the 3D animation. It is also called computer-generated imagery. This type of animation is usually done by use of computers and computing software. It has quite a defined procedure for developing them just like 2D animation, however, advanced. Once the animation character has been created, the setting or environment is developed.

In summary, there are several types of animation in multimedia as it has been seen as discussed above. With our company that is based in India, the Prayan Animation Studio, we will be glad to see you walk away with a quality animation product starting from 2D animation to CGI at just a friendly cost. For the best advice and spectacular designs, contact us at the address on the Contact Us page and we will get back. Receive world-class service and designs from wherever you are.

January 7, 2019January 5, 2024

Influence of Animation on Children

Cartoons have been an essential part of all the hospitable cultures and civilizations since they are dated several years ago though they had little impact on society. With the advancement in technology, the cartoons and animation industry has also moved miles ahead and managed to amalgamate pictures and wording to come up with present-day cartoons. This revolutionized children’s entertainment. As time went by, various cartoons emerged and were further relegated to five main categories which cut across the political and socio-economic life of man. They are, however, expressive and comedic and bear many different amazing features. Despite the fact that the cartoons are usually targeting all age groups, they mostly influence children. Furthermore, they grasp their attention quickly.

Since the children of this century are more exposed to many electronic devices, especially the television screen, it is a prerequisite that the cartoonist has to be more keen and cautious to suit the psychology of the children. The cartoons have actually influenced children in many ways.

Firstly, the cartoons influence the development of the children’s verbal skills. Research done by various professionals on how cartoons influence children shows that the cartoon influences the language acquisition of children. Despite that, cartoons also assist in learning new vocabulary, words, and many new things since the time spent by children on screens watching cartoons is too much and they get used to these characters.

Additionally, the cartoons also influence the perception of children towards gender and roles for different people as far as gender is concerned. Most of the children are raised with the notion that the role of the father and mother is confined to the household. However, with many cartoons, it gets imprinted in their minds that girls are inferior and fragile hence they need a man beside them. Moreover, they also come to conclude that boys are stronger compared to girls. This becomes dangerous and also makes it difficult to change the perception of a child from what he/she witnessed.

Consequently, the cartoons also sharpen children’s minds and impose some creativity on them. From the cartoon films that children are exposed to the creativity that is used in them makes the children think from different perspectives and come up with creative means of doing things even at a later age. This offers a positive advantage in their life.

Last but not least, as far as the biological aspects of the growth of children are concerned, the cartoon also aids in the visual sense and enhances memory by a big percentage. This makes children perform in different sectors in different ways hence coming up with problem-solving techniques.

From the above, it is seen that the cartoons have both positive and negative influences on the growth of these little children. As a result, it will depend on what kind of films are we subjecting our children and their behavior. For animation and cartoons that have been cautiously and keenly done for a positive impact on your children, click the Contact Us button and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

December 28, 2018November 9, 2023

Difference between Live Action Storyboard and Animation Storyboard

Difference between Live Storyboard and Animation Storyboard

As the title suggests, there are a number of dissimilarities in storyboarding live-action and animated productions. Many of these storyboarders usually specialize in one area or another due to the different drawing styles that are involved in the various or respective areas of production. A good example is depicted when live-action directors do not have the guts to stare at cartoony storyboards or even the live-action artists may not be in a position to draw cartoony styles. As a result, consider the following differences.

In live storyboards, artist’s styles never look alike. This means that the look of the characters and the boards don’t have to look much like the looks of the live-action actors. For instance, if one of the characters is fat and the other tall, those are some of the simple techniques applied to differentiate them on the boards. On the other hand, for animation storyboards, the storyboards have to bear a similar look to that of the characters on the modeling sheets. This is a feature that has been portrayed by a number of overseas animation studios however, for computer-generated or rather 3D animation, it is not a must that the characters should take after the board.

Another difference that arises between live storyboarding and animation storyboarding is the number of drawings necessary for a scene. In live-action, the beginning and end of any action are drawn and shots of other scenes that need to be seen are added. There is no need for detailed acts as the actors decide for themselves how they act. Subsequently, for animation storyboards, the animation is the characters. As a result, especially for hand-drawn animation, the keyframes must be shown. However, the in-between is then added as the animation progresses to smooth out the action.

In addition, the numbering of scenes and shots also differs in these two kinds of storyboarding. In live storyboarding, a shot encompasses the various camera angles used in one location during one period of time. However, on the animation storyboarding, hand-drawn animation considers every shot to be a new scene. Thus, when they are saying the living room examples you will have three scenes. The 3D animation scenes can be numbered either way but not as in live storyboarding.

In a nutshell, the above are some of the major differences between live storyboarding and animation storyboarding. Therefore, it is important to have a grasp of the distinctive features between the two comparable which will help when making your great order in the near future.

December 14, 2018January 5, 2024

A Survey on the Transition of Old Classical Animation and New Digital Animation

As far as technological advancement is concerned, many things in life shift from one stage to another and also methods of doing things change from one to another depending on the simplicity and the efficiency of the methods. In the animation industry, advancements in technology and techniques of handling animation also cause a transition from one form of animation to another due to the suitability and effectiveness of the intended purpose.

The old classical animation majorly entailed physical design and development of these animations on the physical medium. However, with the advent of computer animation design, many traditional techniques have been put aside. This is because the traditional animation or rather the old classical animation had many disadvantages which hindered efficient operation in their development. The development of digital animation has come along with many advantages and improvements that have led many industries to do away with the old animation mechanisms to new animation techniques. Consider some of the following merits are the sole reasons for the transition that took place.

Firstly, the transition from old classical animation to digital animation happened because the invention of digital computer animation led to the reduction of tedious jobs and calculations that were done by humans and consumed a lot of time. Additionally, many challenges and difficulties that were met in old classical animation like lighting and calculation are currently done by computers.

Additionally, the transition from old classical animation to new digital animation was geared by the fact that computer animation has the capacity to clearly outlay many features that were distorted in real-life old animation. For instance, the surface of the sun or the bottom of a borehole. Additionally, the fine arts that were destroyed by external forces eg man, and natural calamities, through computer animation, can be regenerated and even their former glory restored.

In a nutshell, old classical animation was better but the new digital animation is best. Based on some of the merits of the new digital animation, it can be clearly seen that the new digital animation has many advantages compared to the traditional one. As a result, it can be said that the transition from the old classical animation to the new digital one was worth the move. Therefore, with enough confidence, we urge you to click the Contact Us button for high-quality new digital animation films and clips that suit your work and your desired purpose.

November 20, 2018November 13, 2023

The advantage of an animated movie over the live action movie

Advantage of an animated movie over live action movie

When comparing animated movies and live film movies, many parameters can be considered apart from personal preferences and tastes. Basically, an animated movie can be said to be better compared to a live-action film simply because animated movies require more talented and skilled personnel to handle than a regular standard live-action movie. Furthermore, a live-action movie does not require much attention as far as creation is concerned apart from proper lighting, coloring, and small digital enhancements by the use of the computer to improve the appearance and quality. Whereas, in animated movies, there is a direct exhibition of special skills and effort. In line with the above, the following are some of the advantages that animated movies have over live-action movies.

Firstly, animated movies do not require actors, props many stage objects, or some expensive locations in order that they may be produced. This means that there are no sets to build or locations to find and hence no temperamental actors to overprotect. Compared to live-action films, this saves you time, energy, and money.

Additionally, animated video movies require fewer resources and have a short production time to create compared to live-action videos. In a more elaborative manner, the point means that animated videos have the advantage over live-action videos in that for live-action videos, there needs to be some camera, props, shooting, traveling, and time for editing is also required whereas, for an animated video, time for scripting and voice-over are the only times required hence less time to produce an animated video than a live-action video.

Additionally, animation videos enjoy the merit that it is possible to quickly and effectively explain a concept in a short while. For instance, a whiteboard animation in such a case can simply use a few steps to take one through an intricate topic or even link a series of diverse yet related scenarios in a concise way just in a short time.

From the above-stated points, it is clear that the animated video is quite advantageous compared to the live-action video since the animated video has simple development methods and also takes a short time to create and supply. Additionally, the animated video takes little resources and production costs.

November 1, 2018November 15, 2023

ToonBoom vs TV Paint Animation: Prayan Animation

I think it comes down to preference in most cases. I am sure each program has its special features and such, but when doing traditional hand-drawn animation, all the specials are not really needed. When I was in college (computer animation) we had to take several traditional animation classes as well, and the college I attended had ToonBoom. It was a great program and worked very well for what we needed it to do. I personally have not tried Harmony or TV paint, but like I said ToonBoom worked beautifully.

Harmony Essentials does NOT offer any bitmap painting tools – only vector tools. Harmony Advanced and Premium have bitmap painting tools, however, and quite painterly drawing is possible.

Harmony is not only a digital puppet animation app – it does far more than that. You can animate traditional frame by frame and combine these techniques with digital puppets.

TV Paint does have more natural feeling media tools, though. It’s a bit like comparing Photoshop to Painter. It depends on how far you want or need to go with more a simulated natural media approach of drawing and painting. TV Paint focuses solely on bitmap-based (mostly frame-by-frame) animation while you can definitely do traditional hand-painted work in ToonBoom. It has a good combination of vector and bitmap layers and brushes. For example, in ToonBoom you can have a brush with a bitmap texture and color it in with a vector layer.

Krita, for example, also supports frame-by-frame animation and has much more powerful bitmap drawing and painting tools compared to Harmony. So do ClipStudio EX, and the latest version of OpenToonz integrates the MyPaint bitmap brush engine, which is arguably more advanced than Harmony features.

It is also possible to combine the strengths of two or more animation applications. If you need more painterly animated background drawings, you might decide to do those in TV Paint or Krita, and then export the animation as an image sequence for import into Toonboom Harmony, and use the vector tools in Harmony to do other parts of the animation.

Anyway, it is best to not focus too much on the software, and rather define what you actually need for the execution of your animation. My animation toolkit consists of a number of apps to do what I want – not just one. Stop worrying about the software.

September 29, 2018January 24, 2024

How Animation can make Learning Interesting?

Animations have made learning more exciting and full of enjoyment. Getting knowledge these days is not glued to reading books and writing with pens as it used to be in the recent past. It has taken a completely different turn. There are no longer boring long class lessons as cartoons are exciting and informative.

Below are the advantages of using animation in learning:

It has improved communication

The use of caricature has become an excellent way to motivate students to communicate stories. Not every student can be able to communicate using a pen and a book. It encourages creativity among those students who cannot express themselves well through writing. Many learners can concentrate more on animated videos than reading books. Therefore, animation has brought a lot of creativity and improved communication skills to many learners who could otherwise not make it.

It brings interaction

Imagery is a brilliant tool to bring students together across the border. Learners share funny videos through websites with their peers and friends in the classroom or outside the school, and this brings interaction among them. With the fact that animation removes language barriers, students across the world understand each other better, and this brings social ties. Learning, therefore, becomes more interesting as learners from all over the world learn from each other.

It improves presentation skills

Something interesting about picture representation is that it helps someone develop excellent presentation skills. From the examples they see in animation videos, they get encouraged to work harder and harder to stand in front of others and present fantastic work, create slides, and even explain concepts with a lot of originality and excellent skills. This helps learners in their future careers.

Self-expression

Animations greatly help those learners who don’t have artistic skills. Drawing is delightful, but not everybody can draw. The good thing with animations is that readily drawn characters are put in ready-made environments in which learners can learn while still having the ability to art for those who have great artistic skills. Therefore, the learners who could not have expressed themselves using drawings can benefit from animations, and this makes it very interesting for learners.

Enhanced e-learning experience

The most important thing here is fun. Animations in learning are more engaging and motivating too. Online learners track their own time, and most of the time they need encouragement from educators. The problem is that these educators don’t find time for all the students. What they do is use animated videos to encourage the students while marinating academic excellence.

Accessibility for the users

Online learners find e-learning very interactive and more effective. The rate of learning can be controlled in eLearning, and also learners can change the animated graphics to view the effects on them. This enables learners to get information on their mobile phones.

Demonstrating the subject visually

E-learning allows educators to demonstrate subjects visually. If something like a procedure is being demonstrated, educators will just demonstrate the progress in the whole process. The learners also have an opportunity to rewind the process halfway or pause it even when required. This makes the learning process very effective.

Explains large content within a short time

ELearning economizes the time needed to teach learners. E-learning enables learners to be taught large content within a short time. This, therefore, saves time for the students and save financial resources for the learners.

Powerful learning mechanism

E-learning makes it easy for learners to understand complex subjects easily as the learning process is multi-sensory. It involves images, visuals, narratives, and much more. This powerful learning mechanism helps the learners retain what they were taught for a long.

September 21, 2018January 17, 2024

Why interactive learning Apps and Games are becoming a trend in current society?

The technological revolution has changed how things are done, and this is not just in the manufacturing sector, but in education as well. While many people have always associated the advancement in technology with everything bad in education, the truth is entirely different. Critical scrutiny of the impact of interactive learning apps and games in education has revealed amazing development both in the quality of education and teaching.

Engaged and interactive society

Interactive learning apps and games are an essential component of a child’s development. Unlike the traditional textbooks and whiteboards, the apps and games engage the child’s mind, making him more active when learning. Note that there are apps for all levels of learning, and also for the various skill levels. This is made possible through various techniques such as video tutorials, Qs and As, and many others.

Learning can happen outside of class

With the coming of learning apps as well as games, students now know the benefits of continuing with their studies even after school hours. Millions of downloads are witnessed every year, suggesting how important these apps can be when it comes to helping students retain essential notes and other learning materials.

Individually focused learning

Each pupil has his/her way of learning, and their retention capacity can best define this. Not all students retain content in the same where hence the disparity in pupils’ performance even though the teacher can be the most effective. The inability of the teacher to focus solely on the needs of one pupil can be hampered by the need for other students to get the teacher’s attention as well. For this reason, the apps and games play a critical role in helping children get individually focused learning.

Truth be told, technological advancements have really improved how learning is done, moving it out of class to a more individual level, where children can learn even when doing other house chores. It is easy to create interactive apps and games. Just contact: Prayan Infotech